var localityElectricityConsumption = localities[localityName].totalElectricityConsumption;
            maxConsumption = d3.max(localityElectricityConsumption);
            r = d3.scale.linear().domain([0, maxConsumption]).range([120, 0]);

            console.log("array being fed to d3.max: " + localityElectricityConsumption);
            console.log("what d3.max() is returning: " + d3.max(localityElectricityConsumption));
            console.log("what parseInt(d3.max()) is returning: " + d3.max(localityElectricityConsumption));